Seeing his father's expression, Tie Dan didn't dare to cry and quickly stood aside with his younger brother in his arms.
Zhou Lian eventually had to admit to the whole thing, saying that she had been confused for a moment and had fallen for Wei Lan's trick.
"Wei Lan told me that I was just a few points short, and that if I stole the test paper, she would add points so I could become a worker. I never expected that she never intended to help me; she just wanted me to steal the paper."
This theft case, riddled with errors and loopholes, has come to an end.
Since no serious consequences resulted, the textile factory did not report the incident to the police for criminal prosecution. The matter was eventually resolved with Wei Lan losing her job and Zhou Lianquan's family submitting a written self-criticism.
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"Uncle, have you seen Auntie?"
The commotion caused by Zhou Lian's self-criticism was not as great as the release of the recruitment list. The large red notice was posted at the entrance of the textile factory, attracting a steady stream of people to come and see it.
I don't know where Director Zhang got several strings of firecrackers. After the firecrackers were lit, people applauded enthusiastically, and the whole entrance of the textile factory was like celebrating the New Year.
An'an sat on Liu Jiandong's shoulders, and the two squeezed inside together.
"Those who can't read, step back. You didn't even come to take the exam, what are you doing here?"
"Yeah, someone stepped on my foot."
So many people came to join the fun after hearing the news that it was impossible to squeeze in.
An'an could see far from Liu Jiandong's shoulders, but she couldn't read at all, so she could only ask her uncle to squeeze in quickly.
"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to throw up if I wait a bit."
Looking at the dense crowd, Liu Jiandong felt he had to back out, and despite An'an's strong objections, he still left.
Aunt Tian also came to watch the excitement today, but she wasn't as eager as those whose children were taking the exam. She was standing on the periphery with a handful of melon seeds in her hand.
Have you heard about Zhou Lian?
Who is Zhou Lian?
"You remember her, the one who gave birth at the educated youth settlement last time?"
"What's wrong with her?"
Aunt Tian, having Lu Ronghui by her side, naturally knew about the news from the family compound faster than the villagers, and couldn't help but straighten her back.
"She and the deputy factory director planned to steal everyone's exam papers, but they failed and ended up making a self-criticism in the family compound."
"It's her. Tsk tsk tsk, you know, she looks no different from us women, but she's so bold."
Although no one knew the person, they had all heard about what happened in the family compound. They heard that the deputy factory director had been dismissed, and that Zhou Lian had made a public apology in front of the entire family compound, which was quite embarrassing.
With that reputation, who would dare to associate with her in the future?
I don’t know if she feels ashamed, but her husband does.
After the incident, Wang Minggui could no longer stand Zhou Lian. The two had a big fight, which ended with Zhou Lian taking the child back to her hometown.
"This man is quite heartless. He finally managed to come here and live a good life, and now he's sending her back."
"Well, if she did that, the man definitely wouldn't want her to stay."
After a few sighs, everyone changed the subject.
The textile factory's management was also criticized by the leadership, and I heard that the security department also needs to undergo retraining.
Aunt Tian suddenly sighed.
"You have to admit I have a good eye for people. I ran into Zhou Lian and Wei Lan acting suspiciously a few times. Sure enough, two people with bad intentions can't get anything good together."
"Zhou Lian had to make a public apology in front of so many people and was even sent back to her hometown, while the deputy factory director only lost his job?"
Ultimately, it all comes down to family connections.
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